The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 169

But the sky failed, so the emperor continued, "Today is the [-]th day, the night of the full moon, and there is a banquet in the palace. I want to invite Jiumei to the banquet to enjoy the moon. I wonder what Jiumei would like?"

Hearing this, Qiao Jiuxiu smiled awkwardly, now that the matter has come to an end, does she have the right to object and say no?He could only nod his head slightly, expressing that he was very willing.Seeing Qiao Jiuxiu nodding in agreement, the emperor felt very happy in his heart.So they said some small words, and the three of them went to the banquet together.Because the emperor had to walk behind when going to the banquet, there was absolutely no reason for him to wait.So Qiao Yuanxiu was able to talk to Qiao Jiuxiu alone.

"Sister, what shall I do?" Qiao Jiuxiu lowered her voice and said to Qiao Yuanxiu. She was feeling agitated in her heart. She knew that she had never had any rules, but this happened to be a palace with many rules, so she would make a fool of herself when the time came. If you don't embarrass the Qiao family, you will be blamed by your wife in various ways when you go back.If she had known earlier, she would not have come to the palace. She only entered the palace to meet the eldest sister, but she never thought that there would be so many follow-up activities after meeting her. She really felt that she couldn't handle it now.

Qiao Yuanxiu also sighed, knowing that Qiao Jiuxiu was telling the truth, she had never seen such a scene before, so naturally she didn't know how to deal with it.So he nodded to Qiao Jiuxiu, "It's okay, you will sit next to me later, you just do what I do. In fact, etiquette is the same thing, everyone knows that you are not from the palace, so you can't be too targeted You."

Qiao Yuanxiu's words finally made some sense, so Qiao Jiuxiu's hanging heart was finally relieved a little.Suddenly, she saw a person passing in front of her. She looked a bit like Chen Chu, but this was the imperial palace, so it was somewhat inappropriate for him to appear in such a place.Because it was the first time for him to enter the palace, he thought that one more thing would be better than one less thing, so he simply put this matter behind him.

Seeing that everyone was almost there, the emperor entered the main seat. Sitting next to the emperor was a stunning woman, wearing a phoenix crown and a golden robe. Queen of the harem.Looking at the female relatives around, they are all dressed in brocade clothes and have extraordinary temperament. They should be the emperor's concubines. The high-ranking ones sit closer to the emperor, and the low-ranking ones sit farther away from the emperor. Although he said before that it was just a family banquet , but Qiao Jiuxiu looked at it this way, even if it was a family banquet, it was heavily guarded.

She bit her lips slightly, thinking that she must talk less and do less later, try to keep a low profile, and try to make herself a transparent person, so that no one can look at her side.But I always felt a gaze shot over, as if an eagle had found its prey.Qiao Jiuxiu bit her lip lightly, not daring to raise her head to see where the gaze was refracted.

Chen Chu looked at Qiao Jiuxiu with great interest, enjoying the rare embarrassment on her face. This little girl's film is really fun. When she scolded him just now, she still looked unreasonable, but now she has died down. ?Probably seeing Qiao Jiuxiu's embarrassment, Qiao Yuanxiu hurriedly whispered a few words of comfort, telling Qiao Jiuxiu not to worry too much, and just pay more attention later, generally no one would make things difficult for her.

Qiao Jiuxiu could only nod slightly, thinking that if she could make a smooth transition this time, she would pay respects to all the gods when she returned home.His hands trembled so much that he didn't know where to put them.Because Qiao Yuanxiu's position was already very conspicuous, coupled with Qiao Jiuxiu's clumsy movements, she still became the focus of attention.

"Who is that woman?" Concubine Shu lowered her head and asked the maid hiding behind her. The maid briefly introduced Qiao Jiuxiu to her. Although Qiao Jiuxiu had just entered the palace, there were eyeliners everywhere in the palace. With the effort of tea, Qiao Jiuxiu's identity has been made clear, and then spread throughout the palace.Therefore, the palace will always be a place where secrets cannot be hidden.

"Reporting to Concubine Shu, that woman's name is Qiao Jiuxiu, she is the younger sister of Concubine Concubine, and she came to the palace to visit Concubine Concubine specially. I heard that I also met the emperor, and the emperor liked it, so I invited her to attend the dinner together. "The palace man introduced it in a regular manner, without any exaggeration or wrongdoing.However, Concubine Shu's eyes turned cold, and she locked her eyes on Qiao Jiuxiu.

Qiao Jiuxiu only felt a cold gaze hit her, she shook her head quickly, feeling even more apprehensive, and buried her head even lower.Concubine Shu shook her head slightly. She has been in the palace for seven years, but she has never been pregnant with a dragon descendant. The reason why she can still sit on the throne of Concubine Shu is only because her father is a powerful minister.But Qiao Yuanxiu was lucky, she had been in the palace for less than half a year, not only had a child, but also favored the holy family, the emperor not only allowed her to go home to visit her relatives, but now also let her younger sister enter the palace, this is really deceiving too much.

I can't help but have some itchy teeth.He glanced at Qiao Jiuxiu again. Although he was only about fourteen or fifteen years old, and his appearance was not fully opened, he was already a very standard beauty embryo. If he waited another three to five years, he would definitely be a beautiful girl who is all over the country. , when the time comes, sisters and sisters will serve the emperor together, is there still room for them in the harem?
No, she was thinking that now she should give Qiao Jiuxiu a blow, let her know where the palace is, and it would be best to stop her from entering the palace.

It's just that the gun doesn't shoot the first bird, she first wants to see if the other sisters in the palace have taken action, if there is action, she is naturally willing to add insult to injury, if not, she can only stand still.

However, she knows the people in the palace too well, no matter what the result is, there will be someone who will stand up.

"Your Majesty, who is that lady?" Seeing that Concubine Shu's gaze had been fixed on Qiao Jiuxiu, the Empress also noticed her. She knew everyone in the palace, so she was naturally puzzled when she saw a strange face suddenly. , so asked with a questioning tone.Because there were only three or five seats away from the queen, Qiao Jiuxiu could hear clearly.

Shaking her head slightly, they still noticed her side, is it because she is not low-key enough?
"Reporting to the empress, she is the ninth younger sister of the concubine, and she came to visit the concubine in the palace today. The emperor thought that eating with one more person would be lively, so he asked the concubine to bring one. If there is something that offends the concubine, , my concubine will compensate you." Qiao Yuanxiu hastily opened his mouth to smooth things over.She usually has a very good relationship with the empress, presumably the empress would not be too embarrassing for Qiao Jiuxiu, she probably just felt that she had never seen her before, so she asked a question.

"Oh? You are the ninth younger sister of the Qiao family? Raise your head and let Ben Gong take a good look." The queen looked Qiao Jiuxiu up and down, and said with emotion, "Sure enough, she is a smart and lovely person. Ben Gong listened to Yuan Xiu. Said that you are very good at female celebrities, and you sewed her wedding gown by yourself. I have seen the embroidery work, and I am really impatient. It's down."

"Menwomen don't dare." Although it was a compliment, to Qiao Jiuxiu's ears, it was like sitting on pins and needles.She could only twitch the corners of her mouth in embarrassment, "The folk women's embroidery is vulgar, and they stained the eyes of the empress. I'm really sorry."

The queen shook her head, knowing that this girl had probably never seen such a world, so she was a little nervous. "Jiumei, you don't have to panic too much. Why don't you tell us how you came up with the idea of ​​sprinkling luminous pearl powder on your wedding dress?"

When the queen said this, the other concubines also looked over.Of course, they had seen Qiao Yuanxiu's embroidered dress, and were amazed by the workmanship of that embroidered dress. They only hoped that one day they could have such a beautiful dress.It's just a pity that the embroiderer's level in the palace is limited. Although she also uses luminous pearl powder on her clothes, it is not very satisfactory, and it seems to be a bit of imitation.

Qiao Jiuxiu felt more and more embarrassed, and could only simply explain that it was just a whim of her own, thinking that if she used luminous pearl powder on clothes, then even at night, there would be a faint light refracted, which was very beautiful.The queen asked if there was any skill in it. Qiao Jiuxiu didn't dare to keep it, so she could only say it all. For example, there is a certain limit to the size of the Ye Mingzhu, and the bigger the Ye Ming Pearl, the better. , in fact, the paste is wrapped in silver thread and passed through the luminous pearl powder, and then embroidered, but when embroidering, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the luminous pearl powder can not be too much or too little. In short, it is a technical work. .

Qiao Jiuxiu spoke very carefully. When talking about her specialties, she naturally said a few more words, and her appearance was not as embarrassing as before.The concubines also listened very carefully, and it seemed that they were going to go back and follow what Qiao Jiuxiu said, and make a set for themselves.Qiao Jiuxiu thought that she had almost finished speaking, so she stopped, and looked at Qiao Yuanxiu with some anxiety, she probably did nothing wrong.

Qiao Yuanxiu nodded to Qiao Jiuxiu, "Jiumei, you really saved face for our Qiao family."

Qiao Jiuxiu smiled embarrassingly, she didn't dare to save face, as long as she didn't embarrass Qiao's mansion, she would be thankful.However, she found that the eyes that had been staring at her became more and more burning, and boldly looked over, and found that the owner of those eyes turned out to be Chen Chu who hadn't seen him for a long time.

Well, she was right just now, but why did Chen Chu appear in the palace?Moreover, he was sitting not far from the emperor. From the looks of it, he should be a heavyweight.

"Big sister, do you know that man?" Qiao Jiuxiu asked in a low voice, thinking that Qiao Yuanxiu had also stayed in the palace for a while, maybe she knew Chen Chu. Although she and Chen Chu had known each other for a long time, she never knew His real identity, she thought it was irrelevant before, but now it seems that she really wants to know.

"I don't know him either." Qiao Yuanxiu remembered Chen Chu's repeated warnings before, saying that he must not tell Qiao Jiuxiu his real identity, so he could only tell a lie.But simply Qiao Jiuxiu didn't have any doubts about this, she just lowered her head, looking thoughtful.

(End of this chapter)